Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 32, Number 7, 1 July 2015 — On the air [ARTICLE]

On the air

Talk show host Mike Buck, wellknown for lively radio interviews with politicians and business leaders, has partnered with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to create a new radio show called Kaiāulu: OHA in the Community, broadcasting on AM 690 KHNR Saturdays at 7 a.m. and rebroadcast on Sundays at noon. "We are excited to present our new OHA radio show," said Kamana'opono Crabbe OHA CEO and Ka Pouhana. "It is an important part of OHA's effort to improve communication with the community at large, sharing information, providing updates and ways people ean get involved if they'd like to." The show is hosted by Buck, who has over 52 years of experience in the broadcast industry, 40 of them doing interviews in the "talk" format. "I have done tens of thousands of interviews," Buck said. "The most meaningful to me are the ones that invoke a response from a listener like, 'I have learned so mueh, mahalo.' That makes my day and is the compelling reason I am working with OHA to 'spread the word' to everyone on the planet." The show, like OHA's newspaper, website and social media, will deliver the latest news on Hawaiian issues and programs designed to empower Hawaiians, while strengthening Hawai'i and the strong sense of plaee that makes Hawai'i unique. "We have already received hundreds of eomments," said Buck. "All kinds of people that previously really had no idea about the breadth and depth of this wonderful organization and the thousands of Hawaiians that depend on OHA in their everyday lives." OHA was previously on the radio from 2006 to 2013 through its Nā 'Ōiwi 'Ōiino Hawaiian talk radio show on KKNE AM 940 in partnership with Cox Media Group, whieh was later bought buy Summit Media LLC. "We invite you to tune in and listen to Kaiāulu on KHNR, and tell your friends, family and networks about the show," said Crabbe. "Soon you will also be able to listen to past shows on OHA's website. As you tune in, we hope you are entertained as well as informed by Mike's engaging interviews and I hope you will enjoy our new radio show as mueh as we enjoy making it." "I think we have truly found eaeh other," said Buck. "I am honored to have been selected to help the Office of Hawaiian Affairs reach out through me and our new program Kaiāulu: OHA in the Community ." I

By Francine Kananionapua Murray